Robert Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Although his recording career spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style, and as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as perhaps "the first ever rock star".

8 May 1911

Born on the same birth date (8 May 1911): Gaius de Gaay Fortman

Born on the same birth day (8 May): Aloysius Stepinac • Barbara Howard (athlete) • Bill de Blasio • Bob Clampett • Carl Stamitz • Chris Frantz • Francis Ouimet • George Woodcock • Giovanni Battista Gaulli • Kurt Tippett • Michelle McManus • Oscar Hammerstein I • Ray Whitney (ice hockey) • Theodoros Papaloukas • Thomas B. Costain • Vicky McClure

Born in the same month (May 1911): Andor Lilienthal • Big Joe Turner • Fritz Hochwälder • Gaius de Gaay Fortman • Guy des Cars • Herta Oberheuser • Hubert Humphrey • Ishirō Honda • Lisa Fonssagrives • Maureen O'Sullivan • Maurice Baquet • Max Frisch • Maxine Sullivan • Thora Hird